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Specification of Letters Patent. V Patehted Feb, 8, 1916,

Application filed March 11, 1915. Serial No. 13,641. a

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. Morrrr'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway rails, and provides for the reinforcing or strengthening thereof.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a rail which is so constructed throughout its length as to materially strengthen the ball or head thereof with the use of very little additional material.

A further object of the invention is the provision of special construction of the ends of the rail to provide means for connecting them together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fish plate for use with the rails constructed in accordance with my invention.

Referring to the drawings; Figure 1 is a cross sectional View of the end of one of the rails showing the fish plate in the detached relation; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the rail with the fish plates attached; Fig. 3 is a' transverse sectional view of the rail showing the construction of the same between its ends, and Fig. 4.- is a perspective view of one of the fish plates.

Referring more particularly to the drawings a rail constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a base 1, a vertically extending web integral ball or head 3.

As shown in Fig. 3, both of the under faces of the ball or head are rounded to form a thickened portion 9 which serves to very materially strengthen the ball or head of the rail. This rounded portion begins at the bottom of each of the vertical side faces 10 of the ball or head 3, and terminates at the top of the web 2. Owing to the under faces of the ball or head 3 being rounded, these rails are not readily adaptable for'use with fish plates of ordinary construction, and I therefore provide these under rounded faces with a plurality of vertical and horizontal faces 7 and 8 respectively, these faces being connected. and extending throughout only a portion of the rail near the ends thereof.

The fish plates are constructed with their upper edges inclined and provided with a plurality of connected vertical and horizontal faces 12 and 13 which are adapted to inportion 2, and an.

terengagewith thev vertical and horizontal faces? and Swhen the fish plates are placed in'theposition shown in Fig. 2. a

The web 3 of the railis provided with a bolt opening 4, and the fish plates 20 are provided with similar openings 14 which are adapted to register with the opening 4 in'the .web 3. When the parts are in this position,

a bolt 15 is passed through the openings 4: and 14, and a nut 16 is screwed on the screwthreaded extremity 16 thereof, a washer 17 being placed between the nut and its adjacent fish plate. When the nut is tightened the lower beveled edge 11 of each of the fish plates is caused to move upwardly on the inclined upper face 5 of the base thus providing for firm interengagement of the faces 12 and 13 with the faces 7 and 8.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A rail, a plurality of connected verticaland horizontal faces formed on the under side of the head thereof,'fish plates having a plurality of vertical and horizontal faces adapted to engage the connected vertical and horizontal faces on the under side of the rail head, and means for securing the fish plates in engagement with the rail.

2. A rail, a plurality of integral shoulders on the under face thereof, fish plates, a plurality of integral shoulders formed on the upper edge thereof and adapted for interengagement with the integral shoulders on the under face of the rail head and means for securing said rail and fish plates in such interengagement.

3. A rail, a plurality of connected vertical and horizontal faces on the under face of the head of said rail, and means for engagement with said faces to secure two of said rails together. I

I 4-. Arail, having an integral head the under faces of which are rounded and termi- [late in a plurality of right angularfaces, at each end of the rail, and means for securing two of said rails together, said means having a plurality of right angular faces adapted to engage the right angular faces on the under faces of the rail head.

5. In combination with a rail having a pluralityof vertical and horizontal faces on the under side of the head thereof, a plurality of fish plates having a plurality of horizontal and vertical faces, and means for forcing'the vertical and horizontal faces of the fish plates into engagement With the vertical and horizontal faces on the underside of the rail head.

6. In combination With a rail having a plurality of vertical and horizontal faces on its head, means for inter-engagement With .said vertical and horizontal faces for securing two of said rails together.

7. A rail comprising a base, a Web, a head, a plurality of shoulders formed integral With the head, and means having interengagement With the shoulders for securing two of said rails together.

8. A rail, a plurality of connected verti- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

